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Kursk 1943: The Soviets Strike Back

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Jonathan House of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, a leading authority on Soviet military history, discusses one of t...

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If It Looks Like a Man: Gender Identity, Female Soldiers, and 'Lady Bushwhackers' in the Civil War

Sunday, September 16, 2018 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Public historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart recall how hundreds of women defied cultural norms of the time t...

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Operation Husky: 'Bitter Victory' in Sicily

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Military historian Gregory Hospodor examines the Allies’ “bitter” World War II victory of 1943, a massive invasion of Sicily that too...

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Dance Speaks: The Wizard of Oz

Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Acclaimed choreographer Septime Webre, who created and choreographs the Kansas City Ballet’s upcoming production of The W...

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Pictures of the Year International: Visions of Excellence

September 15, 2018 - October 28, 2018

Central Library

A car plows with terrifying force through a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. The 15-year-old survivor of a forced Boko Haram suicide...

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Black Flags, Blue Waters

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In a discussion of his new book, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin separates fiction from sometimes terrifying fact about the seafar...

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From Kennedy to Kavanaugh: The Future of the Supreme Court

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins a new session this week, constitutional law scholar Frank Colucci assesses the transition in it...

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Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women's Activism in Kansas City

Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:00pm

Central Library

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In a discussion of his new book Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women’s Activism in Kansas City, 1870 to 1940, author...

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The Epic Two-Year Siege of Acre: 'The Whole Globe Assembled to Fight for Her'

Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In a discussion of his new book The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191: Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Battle That Decided the Third Crusad...

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The Library Book

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In a discussion of The Library Book, her acclaimed account of most devastating library fire in our country’s history, author...

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